{Babylonia}
{m-6}
{Angelo, Colton, Dennis, Marco }
Outline of Highlighted Notes: I. The Beginning Years {When, Where, How it Started, by Whom}
Babylonia is located in Asia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.(E)
Babylonia started in about 2100 b.c..(A)
Babylonia became an independent city-state from Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi started the first Babylonian Empi
II. Progress & Development
A. Important Leaders {When they lived; What they did}
1. Hammurabi established codified laws (D)
2.During Sargon 1 they improved in semitic literature,art and architecture.(D)
3.Nebuchadnezzar built hanging gardens and finished the tower of babel (D)
4. All Kings of Mesopotamia had to be crowned in "The Holy City" known as Babylonia.(B) B. Advancements
1. Inventions (progress, transportation, improvements of life)
Hammurabi developed a very strong army (B)
*Babylonia was initially did not control much land, but overtime they became very big.(B)
*Nebuchadnezzar invented hanging gardens, which were one of the seven wonders of the world.(D)
Hammurabi collected taxes that paid for his property and often went to his army.
To irrigate their gardens, Babylonia built a chain pump get water from the Euphrates and Tigris river.(D)
2. Architecture (looks, materials, special buildings / landmarks)*Babylonians built the Tower of Bable.(D)*Babylon spread from the Persian Gulf to the Zegrouse mountains.(A)
they also built the Ishtar gate to protect Babylonia from other people.(A)
C. Daily Lives (ex. Work, Religion, Family Traditions, Education, Food, etc.)
1. Quality of Life (ex. class systems, freedoms of religion/ education / work, access to food, money, did they have a good life or rough times...)
*many crops that the babylonians grew were barley, chickpea, and sesame, and occasionally gongai.(E)
*Astronomy was a major part in Babylonian culture.(F)
*the Babylonians created a perfect calendar.(F)2. {army and military}
the army ransacked Jerusalem and enslaved large groups of people at one time.
Nebbuchanezzar 2nd took thousands of Jews as slaves and made them work in his empire.
Inanna, the goddess of love and war, was prayed to by the Babylonians before battle.
III. The Fall of the Civilization {When, How, Why it ended}
The 15th king, Samsu-Ditana, was overthrown in the "Sack of Babylonia" (B)
Under the rule of Kassite, Babylonia was weak. They spent a long time under the Assyrian and Elamite domination (B).
*babylonia was destroyed by the Assyrians.
Website Sources:
Source A - text book
Source B - www.wikipedia.com
Source C - www.ancient.eu.com
Source D - www.ushistory.org
Source E - www.livius.com
Source F - www.allabouthistory.org
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{Babylonia}
{m-6}
{Angelo, Colton, Dennis, Marco }
Outline of Highlighted Notes:
I. The Beginning Years {When, Where, How it Started, by Whom}
II. Progress & Development
A. Important Leaders {When they lived; What they did}
1. Hammurabi established codified laws (D)
2.During Sargon 1 they improved in semitic literature,art and architecture.(D)
3.Nebuchadnezzar built hanging gardens and finished the tower of babel (D)
4. All Kings of Mesopotamia had to be crowned in "The Holy City" known as Babylonia.(B)
B. Advancements
1. Inventions (progress, transportation, improvements of life)
- Hammurabi developed a very strong army (B)
*Babylonia was initially did not control much land, but overtime they became very big.(B)*Nebuchadnezzar invented hanging gardens, which were one of the seven wonders of the world.(D)
2. Architecture (looks, materials, special buildings / landmarks)*Babylonians built the Tower of Bable.(D)*Babylon spread from the Persian Gulf to the Zegrouse mountains.(A)
C. Daily Lives (ex. Work, Religion, Family Traditions, Education, Food, etc.)
1. Quality of Life (ex. class systems, freedoms of religion/ education / work, access to food, money, did they have a good life or rough times...)
*many crops that the babylonians grew were barley, chickpea, and sesame, and occasionally gongai.(E)
*Astronomy was a major part in Babylonian culture.(F)
*the Babylonians created a perfect calendar.(F)2. {army and military}
III. The Fall of the Civilization {When, How, Why it ended}
- The 15th king, Samsu-Ditana, was overthrown in the "Sack of Babylonia" (B)
- Under the rule of Kassite, Babylonia was weak. They spent a long time under the Assyrian and Elamite domination (B).
*babylonia was destroyed by the Assyrians.Website Sources:
Source A - text book
Source B - www.wikipedia.com
Source C - www.ancient.eu.com
Source D - www.ushistory.org
Source E - www.livius.com
Source F - www.allabouthistory.org
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